McCoy, Colorado Well Depth, Yield and Cost Guide

How deep are wells around McCoy?

How much water do wells make near McCoy?

How deep are wells around McCoy?

The median reported well depth near McCoy is 205 feet. The middle half runs from 81 to 378 feet, so a normal-looking local bid can vary considerably. The 90th percentile is 495 feet, and the deepest record reaches 980 feet. In the depth mix, 30% are under 100 feet, 38% are 100-300 feet, 26% are 300-600 feet, and 6% exceed 600 feet.

That spread reflects mountain bedrock rather than a uniform shallow aquifer. Permits identify an unnamed or fractured-bedrock aquifer for 188 wells, while 3 identify alluvial water. For a buyer, the median is a planning point, not a promised stopping depth. Ask for a bid that explains the per-foot rate and how casing, grout, drilling conditions, and an unsuccessful hole are handled.

What can a McCoy well produce?

Among the 32 McCoy-area records that report pump yield, the median is 10.3 gallons per minute. The middle half is 5.0-15.0 gallons per minute. The distribution is 3% under 1 gallon per minute, 19% at 1-5, 38% at 5-15, and 41% above 15 gallons per minute.

Most reported wells therefore produce enough for ordinary household planning, but the lower-yield records deserve attention. A 3% share under 1 gallon per minute is a real low-production risk for a buyer, especially if the home has heavy water demand. Confirm the permitted use, storage-tank design, pump test results, and any water-system requirements rather than relying only on the countywide-looking median.

Water levels in McCoy: what the records show

The 11 records with static water-level measurements show a median depth to water of 28 feet, with the middle half from 24 to 50 feet. That is useful for thinking about pump setting and well construction, but it does not mean every lot will encounter water at 28 feet. Fractured bedrock can produce uneven results over short distances.

The permit counts by decade do not establish a falling water table. They show 4 permits in the 1960s, 23 in the 1970s, 25 in the 1980s, 44 in the 1990s, 37 in the 2000s, 15 in the 2010s, and 14 in the 2020s, with the newest permit year being 2025. Ask for a measured static level on the subject well or nearby wells before drawing conclusions about long-term water-level change.

McCoy permit history and local drillers

McCoy has a long permit record, with permits dating back to the 1960s and the newest record from 2025. Domestic or household use accounts for 72% of the permits, followed by stock at 11%, monitoring at 15%, and irrigation at 3%. Denver Basin aquifer wells account for 0%; the local records are overwhelmingly tied to unnamed or fractured-bedrock conditions.

The most active driller in these records is Golden Eagle Drilling Corporation, Shelton, Joe Wayne, with 54 wells. Shelton Drilling Corporation, Shelton, Wayne, appears on 11, and L & L Drilling, Haggerty Sr., Larry A., appears on 7. This history can help identify local experience, but it is not an endorsement. Verify current licensing, scope, insurance, and the exact terms of any proposal.

What does a new well cost near McCoy?

McCoy’s fractured granite and gneiss make drilling costs sensitive to depth and ground conditions. The stated drilling rate is $65-$100 per foot. At the 205-foot median depth, the drilled hole works out to about $13,300-$20,500. A finished system, including the pump, tank, trenching, and electrical, is estimated at $19,300-$32,500.

Use those figures as a budgeting range, not a fixed quote. A well that reaches 378 feet, 495 feet, or more will require a different allowance than the median. Before buying land, ask whether the estimate includes mobilization, casing, grout, testing, permits, power trenching, and site access. Also ask what happens financially if drilling must continue or a hole produces too little water.

McCoy risks to check before building

The main water-supply risk is variability. Three percent of reported yields are under 1 gallon per minute, and 19% fall between 1 and 5 gallons per minute. In fractured mountain rock, a nearby successful well does not guarantee the same result, and a dry or marginal hole remains possible. Confirm the well construction record, production test, water quality results, and pump equipment for any property under contract.

Mapped environmental information is comparatively limited within about 10 miles: there are 0 PFAS sampling or contamination sites and 0 EPA Superfund or cleanup sites, but 7 historic mine features. Those features still justify a site-specific water test. Check septic setbacks, drainfield soil, access for a rig, power routing, and building location together. A well permit alone does not solve the septic, driveway, or building-site layout.

Buying or building on a McCoy lot

Start with the DWR permit file and distinguish a permitted well from a completed, tested well. Of the 191 records within 5 miles, 102 are recorded as constructed, so the file may not answer every question about an undeveloped parcel. Get the well construction report, yield information, static water level, water-quality testing, and permitted use before removing inspection conditions.

For a new build, have a driller walk the access route and proposed well location before finalizing the site plan. Budget from the $19,300-$32,500 finished-system range at the median depth, then add room for deeper fractured rock and difficult access. Confirm household-use rights and any water-law requirements; an exempt household-use well has a 35-gallon-per-minute pumping limit. Coordinate the well, septic system, driveway, trenching, and house location as one plan.

Well permits by decade near McCoy

What a new well costs in McCoy, CO

How this is built: the median permitted depth here times the per-foot range for this ground, plus the normal system costs. A lot at the 75th-percentile depth (378 ft) would run roughly $30,570–$49,800. See the full Colorado well cost guide.

Environmental sites mapped within about 10 miles

Counts come from EPA, USGS and state datasets layered on the Colorado Well Finder map. A count is not a verdict on any one well; it tells you what to test for.

Buying land near McCoy? Know what it costs to build before you buy the dirt.

A listing photo can't tell you whether a lot is a dream or a money pit. Two parcels near McCoy can carry the same asking price while one needs an $80,000 driveway and a $45,000 engineered septic the other doesn't. The well numbers on this page are the start of that answer. A Tri-Lakes Site Feasibility Report is the rest of it: a licensed general contractor, excavator and septic installer reads the parcel the way we would if we were about to build on it, and puts the real cost in writing before your money is committed.

Spend a little to know. Or gamble a lot to guess. Realtors sell the view and inspectors look at houses that already exist. We're the people who'd build it, so we catch what quietly turns a "great deal" into a budget disaster: bad access, buried rock, steep grade, soil that won't pass for a normal septic, water that's a fortune to reach. And if the lot is good, you've already got a builder ready to do the work, driveway to drywall.

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• On-Site Report, $2,000 — everything above, then boots and a drone on the actual ground: house pad and septic zone located, access and winter conditions checked, rock and soil observed in person, a 15 to 20 page written opinion you can hand a lender or seller. Credited toward your project if you build with us.

Under contract, comparing parcels, or a realtor with a rural listing whose buyers keep asking "what will it cost to build here?" This is the due-diligence step almost everyone skips, and the one that saves the most.

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